Submitted by nebirah t3_ywqy7m in massachusetts
coconutpete52 t1_iwkz7vu wrote
Reply to comment by BF1shY in What if Charlie Baker runs for President? by nebirah
Op is talking about a potential debate in the republicans primaries. AOC and Newsom are democrats.
Cheap_Coffee t1_iwl3es1 wrote
He used the word "like". It was a simile.
BlaineTog t1_iwl5t43 wrote
In that context, "like," just means, "for example." Comparing two politicians isn't figurative language, so it isn't a simile. The impression is that /u/BF1shY was considering Baker in a Democratic primary rather than a GQP one, though even if they meant, "we," to mean the GQP, it still wouldn't be a simile.
Cheap_Coffee t1_iwl98ui wrote
Sure.
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